BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 May 1914, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

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BANKERS' FRAUD. PARIS, May 29.—Deiieuf's bank, with a large and fashionable clientele. had a time honoured reputation for integrity, has been in liquidation since the- beginning of the month, but kept the secret. A family council decided not to come to Henri Deneuf's assistance because investigations disclosed fraud. Henri and a brother were arrested yesterday. CLUB FOR AUSTRALIANS. LONDON, May 29.—Following upon Sir George Reid's reference to the loneliness of Australians in London, more than .100 of them met at the Hotel Cecil yesterday for luncheon. They included Mr It. M. M'C. Anderson, MiDavid Fell, Mr Borchenough, of Manly, and Mr Pharez Phillips. It is proposed to hold similar reunions weekly, with the ultimate object of forming an Australian Club in London . FOREST FIRE. OTTAWA, May 29.—News from St. John, New Brunswick, states that miles of forest tire are threatening the villages along the Canadian Pacific railway, sweeping the.country bare ten miles wide. Farmers' homes were destroyed. Many narrow escapes, but no loss of life, are reported. VIRAGOES OF VIOLENCE. LONDON, May 29. By evading the sentries two suffragettes entered the quadrangle and smashed two windows at Buckingham Palace and were arrested. The Master of the Household refused to prosecute and they were released. SENSATIONAL FIRE. (Received this day at 12.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, May 29.—A fire destroyed the Fort Street Union Railway Station at Detroit. Forty-seven passengers, firemen and policemen narrowly escaped death. Dense smoke overwhelmed a score of immgirants locked in the casement. The firemen and police entered and dragged them to the open air. It is expected that all will recover. Valuable railway records were burnt.

AVIATION MANOEUVRES. (Received this day at 8.15 a.m.) LONDON, May 29. —A mobilisation of the military flying corps has began on the Salisbury Plains. It is expected that 100 war aeroplanes will partimanoeuvres on Wliitmonday. '■ ,

STRIKE TO CONTINUE. LONDON, May 29.—The executive of the building strikers advised the acceptance of the terms, which were the best vet offered in the London building industry, but the men are determined to uphold the right .to strike against non-unionists. The men have received £150,000 in strike pay. The stoppage of building operations has entailed a loss of £8,000,000.

REMARKABLE DISCOVERY. ' LONDON, May 29.—Dr. Low, a London scientist, claims to have invented a method of the transmission of light enabling the production of images before the eyes of distant spectators. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. CAPETOWN, May 29. A bitter paper controversy is proceeding in Johannesburg over the omission of the National Anthem and Empire Day parade, while cheers were called for General Beyers instead of for the King. FLYING MACHINE. (Received this day at 8.25 a.m.) LONDON, May 29.—The Glen Curtis aeroplaned successfully a short distance with Dr. Samuel P. Langley s flying machine, invented years before aerial flight was thought practicable. Mr Curtis flew a short'distance and ali-hted safely. Dr. Langley claimed that he had discovered the secret oi h>ht, but everybody ridiculed it. calling the machine "Langley s l'oily. The machine was preserved for years in the Smithsonism Institute. THE HINDU PROBLEM. OTTAWA, May 29.—The Hindus brought the question of the Komagatismaru before the Indian office in London, claiming the right to enter Canada as agriculturists. JAPANESE NAVAL SCANDALS. TOKIO, May 29.—Matsuo was- sentenced to servitude for a triennmm and ordered to make restitution ot 409 800 ven in connection with the naval scandals. Captain Awasaki got a vear and ordered to make restitution 0f'12,500 yen. Suzuki was acquitted. THE CHURCH. LONDON, May 29.-A conference has been arranged <<> be held at Westminster Abbey between fifteen bishops and fifteen non-conformist leaders on J,me 15th to discuss a basis whereon all denominations can undertake civic and social enterprises together. UNIQUE LICENSING LAW LONDON, May 29. The Scottish lem • perance Act becomes operative to-day. The hotels did not open before ten o'clock. Workmen resent the inability <o obtain drink in the .breakfast hour and are agitating that break East be deferred. Several hundred at ■Glasgow refused to resume work until hotels opened. • '